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Eastern District of North Carolina

E.D.N.C. — local rules, ECF filing procedures, and judges’ standing orders, readable in full.

Civil Rules (89)
7.3 Disclosure of Corporate Affiliations and Other Entities with a Direct
7.4 Ex Parte Motions
8.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
9.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
10.1 Forms of Pleadings, Motions, and Documents
10.2 Form of Exhibits to Motions
10.3 Reserved for Future Purposes
11.1 Sanctions
11.2 Disclosure Statements
12.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
39.2 Late Developments in the Case
39.3 Opening Statements
39.4 Closing Arguments
40.2 Electronic Designation of Judges
40.3 Related Cases
54.2 Taxation of Juror Costs
62.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
63.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
64.1 Seizure of Person or Property
65.1 Sureties
66.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
68.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
69.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
70.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
71.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
72.1 Magistrate Judges: Standards of Performance
72.2 Magistrate Judges: Assignments of Matters
72.3 Authority of Magistrate Judge
72.4 Review and Appeal
74.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
75.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
76.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
77.1 Court in Continuous Session
77.2 Orders and Judgments
78.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
79.1 Exhibits
79.2 Sealed Documents
80.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
81.1 Civil Rights Actions by Prisoners
81.2 Habeas Corpus Actions
81.3 Naturalization
82.3 Reserved for Future Purposes
83.1 Attorneys
83.2 Student Practice Rule
83.3 Change of Address
83.4 Release of Information to News Media
83.5 Correspondence
83.6 Photographing and Reproducing Court Proceedings
83.7 Purpose of Disciplinary Rules
83.7a Attorneys Convicted of Crimes
83.7b Discipline Imposed by Other Courts
83.7c Disbarment on Consent or Resignation in Another Court or Before a State
83.7d Standards for Professional Conduct
83.7e Disciplinary Proceeding
83.7f Disbarment on Consent While Under Disciplinary Investigation or
83.7g Reinstatement
83.7h Service of Papers and Other Notices
83.7i Appointment of Counsel
83.7j Duties of the Clerk
83.7k Publicity
83.8 Bankruptcy Appeals
83.9 Jurisdiction
83.10 Courtroom Technology
100.3 Civil Contempt
100.4 Standing Orders
301.1 Title
301.2 Purpose, Scope And Construction
301.3 Effective Date
302.1 Governing Procedure
302.2 Confidentiality
302.3 Certification Of Initial Disclosures
302.4 Admissibility Of Disclosures
302.5 Relationship To Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure
303.1 Disclosure Of Asserted Claims And Preliminary Infringement Contentions
303.2 Document Production Accompanying Disclosure
303.3 Preliminary Invalidity Contentions
303.4 Document Production Accompanying Preliminary Invalidity Contentions
303.5 Disclosure Requirement In Patent Cases For Declaratory Judgment
303.6 Final Contentions
303.7 Amendment To Contentions
303.8 Willfulness; Discovery Of Opinions Of Counsel
304.1 Exchange Of Proposed Terms And Claim Elements For Construction
304.2 Exchange Of Preliminary Claim Constructions And Extrinsic Evidence
304.3 Joint Claim Construction Statement
304.4 Completion Of Claim Construction Discovery
304.5 Claim Construction Briefs
304.6 Claim Construction Hearing
305.1 Disclosure Of Experts And Expert Reports
305.2 Depositions Of Experts
Criminal Rules (71)
12.3 Disclosure of Corporate Affiliations and Other Entities with a Direct
13.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
14.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
15.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
16.1 Motions Relating to Discovery and Inspection
17.1 Time of Issuance of Subpoenas in Criminal Cases
17.2 Reserved for Future Purposes
18.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
19.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
20 plea pending, the indictment shall be directly assigned to the judge
20.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
21.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
22.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
23.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
24.1 Preparations for Criminal Trial
24.2 Jurors
25.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
26.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
27.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
28.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
29.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
30.1 Requests for Jury Instructions
31.1 Taking Verdicts and Polling the Jury
32.1 Petition for Disclosure of Presentence or Probation Records
32.2 Procedures Implementing Sentencing Guidelines
33.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
34.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
35.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
36.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
37.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
38.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
39.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
40.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
41.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
42.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
43.1 Waiver of Appearance in Misdemeanor Cases
44.1 Appearances of Attorneys in Criminal Cases
44.2 Disclosure Statements in Litigation By Unrepresented Persons
45.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
46.1 Prohibited Sureties
47.1 Motion Practice
47.2 Supporting Memoranda
47.3 Form of Pleadings, Motions and Documents
47.4 Form of Exhibits to Motions
47.6 Ex Parte Motions
48.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
49.1 Filing and Service of Papers
50.1 Definition of Related Criminal Cases
50.2 Notice of Related Cases
50.3 Criminal Transfers
50.4 Indictment or Information Previously Dismissed
51.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
52.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
53.1 Photographing and Reproducing Court Proceedings
54.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
55.1 Exhibits
55.2 Sealed Documents
56.1 Courts and Clerks
57.1 Attorneys
57.2 Student Practice Rule
57.3 Change of Address
57.4 Correspondence
57.5 Disciplinary Rules
57.6 Courtroom Technology
58.1 Magistrate Judges
58.2 Forfeiture of Collateral in Lieu of Appearance
59.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
60.1 Reserved for Future Purposes
61.1 Publicity in Criminal Matters
100.1 Court Libraries
100.2 Jurisdictional Agreements With Other Courts
Electronic Filing (ECF) Procedures
Electronic Case Filing Procedures
District Forms (5)
(pdf)
2026 Virtual POWER Act Event - Wednesday, May 20 at 4:00 PM (EST)
In Re: Plan for Lapse in Appropriations, United States District for the Eastern District of North Carolina
In Re: Procedures for Access and Management of Sealed Documents
Please see the attached order.
National (AO) forms used in every district are searchable too — try “AO 440” or “subpoena to testify at a deposition” in Search.
Standing Orders & Judge Procedures (65)
Court-wide (37)
02-PLR-7
20-S0-2
20-S0-4
20-S0-5
20-SO-1
20-SO-11
20-SO-12
20-SO-3
20-SO-6
20-SO-9
20-SO-9-1
2025 Holiday Order
2026 Virtual POWER Act Event - Wednesday, May 20 at 4:00 PM (EST)
21-SO-11
21-SO-12
21-SO-2
21-SO-3
21-SO-5
22-S0-2-M
22-SO-1
22-SO-3
23-SO-1
23-SO-2
23-SO-3
23-SO-4
23-SO-5
23-SO-6
24-SO-1
24-SO-2
24-SO-3
85-PLR-3
87-PLR-5
93-PLR-2
In Re: Plan for Lapse in Appropriations, United States District for the Eastern District of North Carolina
In Re: Procedures for Access and Management of Sealed Documents
Jury Scam Alert information
Please see the attached order.
Boyle (2)
12-JP-1-BO — Boyle
preferences — Boyle
Flanagan (1)
preferences — Flanagan
Gates (2)
14-JP-1-JG — Gates
preferences — Gates
Jones (2)
14-JP-2-RJ — Jones
preferences — Jones
Myers (6)
20-JP-1-M — Myers
2025 Holiday Order — Myers
In Re: Plan for Lapse in Appropriations, United States District for the Eastern District of North Carolina — Myers
In Re: Procedures for Access and Management of Sealed Documents — Myers
Please see the attached order. — Myers
preferences - 7/2024 — Myers
Preferences (13)
12-JP-1-BO — Preferences
14-JP-1-JG — Preferences
14-JP-2-JG — Preferences
14-JP-2-KS — Preferences
14-JP-2-RJ — Preferences
20-JP-1-M — Preferences
2025 Holiday Order — Preferences
Please see the attached order. — Preferences
preferences 7/2024 — Preferences
preferences — Preferences
preferences — Preferences
preferences — Preferences
preferences — Preferences
Swank (2)
14-JP-2-KS — Swank
14-JP-3-KS — Swank
Tip: everything on this page is also retrievable in Search (“E.D.N.C. LR 7.1”) and cited by Ask.